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this time harry reid really wanted to take charge. >> harry reid wasn't happy with that deal in 2011. looking back on it, i don't think the president was very happy with it either. he didn't like the sequesters that came as a result and so i think both the president said i'm not going to do that all over again, which is why he stood firm this time. and harry reid said you know what? let me do the negotiating this time. i don't want joe biden to do it. i can get this con. harry reid is tough. he's very tough, he's very wiley. he figured out a way to get this done. if you look at the deal dana bash has been reporting we've been talking about since yesterday, it is essentially a white flag. the only thing that's in it is an anti-fraud measure on obama care which basically everybody can agree toe. >> who can oppose that? >> who can oppose that? the republicans in the house have marched themselves right over to the point of irrelevancy where effectively after two weeks of this wolf, it didn't matter what they did. we wound up with a deal that they could have had on day one. and they've los
this time harry reid really wanted to take charge. >> harry reid wasn't happy with that deal in 2011. looking back on it, i don't think the president was very happy with it either. he didn't like the sequesters that came as a result and so i think both the president said i'm not going to do that all over again, which is why he stood firm this time. and harry reid said you know what? let me do the negotiating this time. i don't want joe biden to do it. i can get this con. harry reid is...
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harry reid is not interested in fiscal responsibility. barack obama surely is not. he's interested in borrowing more money. >> the price being paid isn't being paid by you or anyone in that building. it's paid by everyone outside of that building. >> if this is conservative republican plan had been implemented five years ago, say at the inception of what is now the obama presidency we would have far less debt and deficit. we wouldn't be in this situation today and the american people would say, good, glad you took a sacrifice in the short term so we'll be better off in the long term. we're at historically interest rates. 8% of our revenue stream it takes to pay the interest on the debt, that could double, go 2 1/2 times in a matter of months. then where are we? we revisit this conversation. they'll say republicans why didn't you stand stronger and longer. >> i need to talk strategy. i want to know where things go today. do you have any indication the house will vote today. >> i don't know if john boehner wakes up with another new idea. i don't have a new idea i can
harry reid is not interested in fiscal responsibility. barack obama surely is not. he's interested in borrowing more money. >> the price being paid isn't being paid by you or anyone in that building. it's paid by everyone outside of that building. >> if this is conservative republican plan had been implemented five years ago, say at the inception of what is now the obama presidency we would have far less debt and deficit. we wouldn't be in this situation today and the american...
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it was crafted by senate leaders harry reid and mitch mcconnell. senate republicans will take a closer look at it during a closed door meeting that begins in 3 1/2 hours. house republicans will huddle up to than their next move. skepticism between nuclear talks, the u.s. and five world powers under way in ja jeff va. experts say far more than that needs to be done to assure the west that iran can't quickly build a nuclear weapon. >>> what was originally believed to be a minor heart problem turned out to be a serious condition for former president george w. bush. according to sources close to mr. bush, they say he had a 95% blockage in an artery back in august that required a stent to open it. they say the former president was pretty lucky doctors discovered it in time. >>> a young fisherman got quite a shocking surprise while out on a lake in east texas. a lightning bolt struck right in front of 16-year-old tucker's boat. the strike happened a few yards in front of his boat. a little too close for comfort. he captured this on a go pro camera that h
it was crafted by senate leaders harry reid and mitch mcconnell. senate republicans will take a closer look at it during a closed door meeting that begins in 3 1/2 hours. house republicans will huddle up to than their next move. skepticism between nuclear talks, the u.s. and five world powers under way in ja jeff va. experts say far more than that needs to be done to assure the west that iran can't quickly build a nuclear weapon. >>> what was originally believed to be a minor heart...
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it's not about harry reid or dana or you or me. it's about what's happening here, and the president is so right. you don't negotiate just showing up. we have to show up and keep the government open and pay our bills. after that, everything is on the table. and the great news is, and this is really good news, speaker boehner could just bring up that vote right now, in five, ten minutes, and we would open the government and then we would sit down and talk about all the things they care about. what's really interesting is that the republicans in the house have been gutting the nih so i'm glad they now care about it. that's good. >> let me ask you this. i understand when you say it's not good enough just to show up but it's also, as other people will say, also not good enough to extend an invitation, invite leaders to your white house and say i'm here to tell you once again i'm not going to negotiate. i bring this to you only because he's not the first president to be in this circumstance. in fact, when tip o'neill was the democratic l
it's not about harry reid or dana or you or me. it's about what's happening here, and the president is so right. you don't negotiate just showing up. we have to show up and keep the government open and pay our bills. after that, everything is on the table. and the great news is, and this is really good news, speaker boehner could just bring up that vote right now, in five, ten minutes, and we would open the government and then we would sit down and talk about all the things they care about....
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harry reid, twice, nancy pelosi once in 2004. you voted against bills to raise the debt ceiling in 2005, '04, '02 and 1997. why is now the first time anyone wants to debate this? >> we went through this in 2011 and saw the markets drop and markets tremble around the planet. we just did it. we understand the consequences. >> why are they different than -- >> again we have just learned this lesson in 2011. both democrats and republicans who might have had any views in the '80s or '90s we just went through. you don't want to repeat history. we should not attach anything to the debt ceiling. >> that's not what i say. >> we don't want to default. we should attach some spending cuts and -- >> but we cannot -- we cannot have -- >> and that's been done more than 20 times. >> there is never a threat of default. >> of those 20 times more often when the democrats controlled congress the huge majority is when democrats control congress. there is history and precedent to this and all the budget deals going back to 1985 came out of a result --
harry reid, twice, nancy pelosi once in 2004. you voted against bills to raise the debt ceiling in 2005, '04, '02 and 1997. why is now the first time anyone wants to debate this? >> we went through this in 2011 and saw the markets drop and markets tremble around the planet. we just did it. we understand the consequences. >> why are they different than -- >> again we have just learned this lesson in 2011. both democrats and republicans who might have had any views in the '80s...
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harry reid? >> you know, we don't know where harry reid is right now. can't confirm where he is at all, so we're not sure about that. one thing i can tell you in terms of move people, deirdre walsh just e-mailed that there are large crowds of people, meaning tour sists on the first floor. they're being moved down the escalators into the capitol visitor center. she reports that people are calm and it's very orderly, but the capitol visitor center which is kind of in the basement underneath the capitol complex is in lockdown as well, not just those of us above and inside the capitol and inside the buildings. >> getting word also that the united states supreme court building, which is literally a block away from the u.s. capitol, from the hart senate office building, that building across the street from the capitol is now closed. no one is allowed to enter or leave the united states supreme court as well. so you see these pictures coming in on the left part of your screen moments ago. these are pictures, tourists who happen to be visiting capitol hill. and
harry reid? >> you know, we don't know where harry reid is right now. can't confirm where he is at all, so we're not sure about that. one thing i can tell you in terms of move people, deirdre walsh just e-mailed that there are large crowds of people, meaning tour sists on the first floor. they're being moved down the escalators into the capitol visitor center. she reports that people are calm and it's very orderly, but the capitol visitor center which is kind of in the basement underneath...
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now, pulling back the curtain a little bit more even, senate democratic leader harry reid in an exclusive interview with cnn's dana bash, said that back in september, he agreed with house speaker john boehner in a private deal to spending cuts the democrats didn't like so that the government could be funded. but he said boehner reneged on that, added the obama care language. obviously, chris and kate, an admission to show that boehner's leadership has been thwarted by a minority in his party. >> the fact that there has been such a shift in strategy on how republicans will be handling both of these crises, that is also showing it there. thank you so much. >> so important that you stay engaged in this. tweet us with #newday. we will never tell you when you're on mike and talking for exactly this reason. you get candor. you get politicians talking about strategy. i guess they didn't poll this. this is why we're going to win with this strategy. it reveals the game that's going on that's so frustrate to so many and not isolated to one party by the way. that could have as easily been two democr
now, pulling back the curtain a little bit more even, senate democratic leader harry reid in an exclusive interview with cnn's dana bash, said that back in september, he agreed with house speaker john boehner in a private deal to spending cuts the democrats didn't like so that the government could be funded. but he said boehner reneged on that, added the obama care language. obviously, chris and kate, an admission to show that boehner's leadership has been thwarted by a minority in his party....
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reid was sitting on the couch next to mitch mcconnell and the house speaker said to harry reid, go blank yourself, and the blank starts with an "f." and reid laughed it off and did not take it seriously. a republican that was there said that was not what happened and the exchange continued and it didn't get better for reid. what is interesting is not only did this happen, both men appeared to be eager to share the story with their colleagues. reid shared it with his democratic caucus in a meeting and the same for the house speaker, he told some of his colleagues as well. i just bumped into a lawmaker saying the speaker was relaying the incident, and it's not the first time the blank word has been used in the halls of the white house and congress, and it shows the fact that we are at january 2nd, and congress really has not gone home. >> what kind of relationship, dana, has these two men had, the speaker of the house and senate majority leader over the years? >> reporter: at times it was productive, a year and a half ago the first real showdown we had when boehner became speaker was about
reid was sitting on the couch next to mitch mcconnell and the house speaker said to harry reid, go blank yourself, and the blank starts with an "f." and reid laughed it off and did not take it seriously. a republican that was there said that was not what happened and the exchange continued and it didn't get better for reid. what is interesting is not only did this happen, both men appeared to be eager to share the story with their colleagues. reid shared it with his democratic caucus...
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this is bigger than harry reid/john boehner. it's for the country. >> wolf, we'll have more of this at 7:00 p.m. eastern. one quick note, harry reid we were just told, did put a phone call into the injured capitol police officers, and the officers said the only thing i wanted to so is make sure that everyone was safe. >> dana, thank you. >>> happening now, breaking news right here in the nation's capital. gun shots and a wild car chase, from the white house to capitol hill. we have remarkable new video. we're standing by for a news conference by d.c. police, the fbi, the secret service and other agencies. >>> plus -- a child found in the car that led police racing across the city. we'll have the latest on that, and the fate of the driver. >>> and two powerful republican senators ka ultimate on an open microphone. the conference about the government shutdown they probably didn't want all of us to hear. >>> well to welcome or viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." we be
this is bigger than harry reid/john boehner. it's for the country. >> wolf, we'll have more of this at 7:00 p.m. eastern. one quick note, harry reid we were just told, did put a phone call into the injured capitol police officers, and the officers said the only thing i wanted to so is make sure that everyone was safe. >> dana, thank you. >>> happening now, breaking news right here in the nation's capital. gun shots and a wild car chase, from the white house to capitol hill....
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harry reid is speaking. this isn't something we expected. i'll return to you in a moment. >>> let's check in on the head of the senate. i'm sorry, we're just trying to get that tape in. but the senate majority leader harry reid is apparently taking to the mic very unexpected. >> and my republican friends should take yes for an answer. we're ready to go to conference. we have simple, simple requests. open the government, let us pay our bills. the we'll negotiate on anything you want to negotiate on. we're going to hear from the maryland delegation led by you know who and then we'll hear from the virginia delegation led by, you'll find out. [ laughter ] >> good morning, everybody. we want to re-open government. we want to make sure that america pays its bills. and we're ready to negotiate as we have been doing in the past. for those of us in maryland, we want to re-open government so that the 130,000 federal employees who live and work in maryland can go back to work to do their job. we want to re-open government so that we re-open small busin
harry reid is speaking. this isn't something we expected. i'll return to you in a moment. >>> let's check in on the head of the senate. i'm sorry, we're just trying to get that tape in. but the senate majority leader harry reid is apparently taking to the mic very unexpected. >> and my republican friends should take yes for an answer. we're ready to go to conference. we have simple, simple requests. open the government, let us pay our bills. the we'll negotiate on anything you...
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so the senate meets over the weekend trying to come up with a resolution, harry reid, mitch mcconnell, not much charismatic, deal makers, deal making happened because democrats are looking at this as an opportunity to roll back sequester cuts from last year. we're at square one, folks, 72 hours to go until the self inflicted debt ceiling. >> it seems we're back at square one because the target or focus continues to shift. this whole stalemate started over defunding changes, getting rid of obama care. right now, democrats are demanding and seemed to be holding up the government shutdown and debt ceiling over wanting to deal with forced budget cuts. what is behind this moving target is very confusing. >> what is behind it is poll numbers, republicans getting their butts kicked. democrats running the reach of overreaching, trying to get their own plan in place. the problem, of course, is the bottom line is people want the government to work. they don't want the u.s. to default on its debt. the president keeping things opened. democrats in the senate trying to get every little thing they
so the senate meets over the weekend trying to come up with a resolution, harry reid, mitch mcconnell, not much charismatic, deal makers, deal making happened because democrats are looking at this as an opportunity to roll back sequester cuts from last year. we're at square one, folks, 72 hours to go until the self inflicted debt ceiling. >> it seems we're back at square one because the target or focus continues to shift. this whole stalemate started over defunding changes, getting rid of...
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after a week, harry reid said no, not going to do it. we passed another bill said let's give people a break on the individual mandate, just like you gave the employers, reid said not going to do it. we said let's delay that for a year, not going to do it. the final offer was let's just go to conference and talk about it and they wouldn't do that. the other part was let's make it fair for everyone. members of congress, administration, heads of federal agencies, let's put everybody in the affordable care act if it's a great deal everyone should get to experience it. >> it's not productive to look back. at this point people want members of congress to look forward -- >> and we are. >> in the shutdown, does it seem as though this was the payoff it's worth having shut down government for the sake of seeing whether or not health care is working. very few congress members are talking about the debt ceiling, very few are talking about money and budget. we're talking in large part about health care. >> i disagree with you. the rules committee las
after a week, harry reid said no, not going to do it. we passed another bill said let's give people a break on the individual mandate, just like you gave the employers, reid said not going to do it. we said let's delay that for a year, not going to do it. the final offer was let's just go to conference and talk about it and they wouldn't do that. the other part was let's make it fair for everyone. members of congress, administration, heads of federal agencies, let's put everybody in the...
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senate representative harry reid won't put this latest house bill up for a vote. sunday president obama spent the time with his team at the white house, threatened to demeasure any fund that delays or defunds obamacare. >> let me repeat it, it's not going to happen. >> he will send it right back to the house him meanwhile, the house is clicking towards midnight when a government shutdown would close national parks, furlough hundreds of thousands of federal workers and stall new passport locations. there was one possible agreement, a repeal on a medical devices included in a bill this weekend. a top democrat said he was opened to the measure but not with a shutdown looming. >> i am willing to look at that. not with a gun to my head. not with the prospect of shutting down the government. >> now, we have a couple chances to hear from paub. today he will be meeting with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. there will be cameras there in case he wants to say anything, he has made it clear when tinkering with obamacare, it is a non-starter. >> it's bad for people.
senate representative harry reid won't put this latest house bill up for a vote. sunday president obama spent the time with his team at the white house, threatened to demeasure any fund that delays or defunds obamacare. >> let me repeat it, it's not going to happen. >> he will send it right back to the house him meanwhile, the house is clicking towards midnight when a government shutdown would close national parks, furlough hundreds of thousands of federal workers and stall new...
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we heard harry reid. here is house minority leader nancy pelosi. >> soon americans can move on with their lives. we're asking the republicans in the house of representatives to take yes for an answer. we believe that if they put their own bill with their own number on the floor, that it will pass. and we will help them pass that legislation. this is a specific proposal that we are making to them, and we're making it in the form of a letter to the speaker. with that, i yield to the distinguished democratic w.h.i.p., mr. hoyer. >> thank you, leader pelosi. >> steny hoyer speaking now. we're going to ping-pong back and forth. listen to republicans on the hill saying their piece, democrats saying their piece, and the leadership will be meeting with the president in about two and a half hours from now at the white house. this partial shutdown of the federal government has a lot of you wondering about one of the certainties of life, taxes. jay leno summed it up well last night. >> here's the part i don't get, o
we heard harry reid. here is house minority leader nancy pelosi. >> soon americans can move on with their lives. we're asking the republicans in the house of representatives to take yes for an answer. we believe that if they put their own bill with their own number on the floor, that it will pass. and we will help them pass that legislation. this is a specific proposal that we are making to them, and we're making it in the form of a letter to the speaker. with that, i yield to the...
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listen to harry reid. >> mr. president, the debt is here. the deadline is looming. rating agencies are talking about downgrading us as early as tonight, again. >> he spoke on the senate floor just before fitch actually did put the u.s. on a negative rating watch. this is a very ominous and serious development. give us some perspective. >> this is no way to run a country, and that's what fitch is saying, saying that the u.s. does not raise its debt ceiling early enough for the treasury department to alleviate concerns about which bills to pay. and that's the problem here. and the treasury department, an official there saying yeah. this shows we need to have some action here in the very near term. it's not a downgrade. but it is fitch saying, when you look at how we're running our business in washington, they're not doing a good enough job to garner that triple a, that sterling credit rating forever, putting investors on notice that the u.s. is not acting properly to continue that status. >> s&p did downgrade the rating. >> this is what investors are worried about. it
listen to harry reid. >> mr. president, the debt is here. the deadline is looming. rating agencies are talking about downgrading us as early as tonight, again. >> he spoke on the senate floor just before fitch actually did put the u.s. on a negative rating watch. this is a very ominous and serious development. give us some perspective. >> this is no way to run a country, and that's what fitch is saying, saying that the u.s. does not raise its debt ceiling early enough for the...
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>> i mean, you know, if harry reid and john boehner want to take a meeting with us. >> we'll mention it the next time we talk to them. >> i was thinking more along the line of a few president jacksons. >> if only it were that easy. >> my first idea was to jump the fence and do it anyway but mailien can't jump a fence in a wedding dress and i don't want to be arrested on my wedding day. >> rain on a wedding day say good omen so maybe having a government shutdown. what is the alternative plan? >> the reception venue is a local hotel in sonoma and they have graciously offered to help set up the restaurant so that we can have our ceremony there. they have this wonderful upstairs area we're holding our reception in, so they're just going to have the ceremony there for us and then sort of quickly flip it into a reception. >> you two seem pretty calm. mike i understand that you said mailien has been a fairly calm bride in the planning stages of this whole wedding. has she been calm since monday after receiving this news? be honest. >> i mean has she been agitated and a little bit angry abou
>> i mean, you know, if harry reid and john boehner want to take a meeting with us. >> we'll mention it the next time we talk to them. >> i was thinking more along the line of a few president jacksons. >> if only it were that easy. >> my first idea was to jump the fence and do it anyway but mailien can't jump a fence in a wedding dress and i don't want to be arrested on my wedding day. >> rain on a wedding day say good omen so maybe having a government...
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look the whole point is that -- >> what harry reid said was awful. >> i will never defend harry reid for anything, that's clear but the idea is we need to fund the entire government. the idea here is that this started because the republicans want to defund or repeal obama care, if they would get off of that and make that an issue in 2014 instead of holding the entire government and entire world economy hostage we wouldn't have this problem so pitting kids against veterans that is unnecessary. the republican party needs to accept what's going on in the country and move forward. >> amy, conservative republicans kind of like that approach and they think that's frcompromisin. >> i disagree with you, because congress has gotten used to passing huge budgets or omni bus bills and that's not the way it was intended. they should be passing 13 appropriation bills. harry reid says what gives them the right to do this. the constitution. our founding fathers set it up so the house controls the purse strings. >> it's a history lesson when you guys don't get your way. >> no, it's not. >> you did th
look the whole point is that -- >> what harry reid said was awful. >> i will never defend harry reid for anything, that's clear but the idea is we need to fund the entire government. the idea here is that this started because the republicans want to defund or repeal obama care, if they would get off of that and make that an issue in 2014 instead of holding the entire government and entire world economy hostage we wouldn't have this problem so pitting kids against veterans that is...
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frankly, harry reid doesn't look all that good, either. the city of washington decays in the esteem of the american people and we decay as a country around the world. this is a lose-lose-lose process. >> i think if you look at the data that's coming out -- >> the polling numbers. >> there's a "the washington post" poll that's out today that shows republicans getting the blame by more than two to one. compared to the president, almost three to one. and i think that there's a reason for that, because the american people didn't agree with shutting down the government over obama care. they didn't agree with republican tactics up until now, and it's very hard for republicans to pull back from that. you know, it's an open question, how long that blame lasts, but they have a little bit more than a black eye. they have a bloody nose, a black eye. they're taking the hit. >> we lived through this in the '90s. the country will want to know by next summer is obama care working, are jobs being created, is the deficit under control, does washington look
frankly, harry reid doesn't look all that good, either. the city of washington decays in the esteem of the american people and we decay as a country around the world. this is a lose-lose-lose process. >> i think if you look at the data that's coming out -- >> the polling numbers. >> there's a "the washington post" poll that's out today that shows republicans getting the blame by more than two to one. compared to the president, almost three to one. and i think that...
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it sounds like harry reid is willing to have a conversation. i do think this is much bigger than obama care. i think the conversation is going to include the debt ceiling. i think it's going to include funding issues we've been discussing for a while now. so this is not going to come down to obama care. i think it's going to come down to a much broader picture. i think if we can do it quickly, get the government turned back on, we can alleviate this problem from happening again in the near future. >> are you disappointed with your republican colleagues that there was a rider attached to the bill 0 fund the government? are you disappointed in that or not? did you think it was a good idea? it was never going to work. >> well, you know, again, i don't -- i don't get to make those ultimate decisions. i'm not going to second-guess leadership at had point. i never wanted the government to shutdown. my last vote in the house was a "no" vote prior to yesterday before the shutdown, i voted no because i felt we should have attached a clean cr. when i say
it sounds like harry reid is willing to have a conversation. i do think this is much bigger than obama care. i think the conversation is going to include the debt ceiling. i think it's going to include funding issues we've been discussing for a while now. so this is not going to come down to obama care. i think it's going to come down to a much broader picture. i think if we can do it quickly, get the government turned back on, we can alleviate this problem from happening again in the near...
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here's senator harry reid's heated response to cnn's dana bash when she asks him about the house plan to fund the national institutes of health. >> what right do they have to pick and choose what part of government is going to be funded? it's obvious what's going on here. you talk about reckless and irresponsible, wow, i have 1,100 people at an air force base sitting at home. to have someone of your intelligence to suggest such a thing may mean you're irresponsible and reckless. >> things got testy there. there are signs that there is a small but slowly growing group of house republicans that could press house speaker john boehner to allow a vote on a spending bill without the anti-obama care provisions. that's just what the democrats have been demanding all along. we'll be watching closely to see how that develops, chris, kate? >> athena, thanks very much. it sure doesn't look like democrats need any help. republicans are fighting it out themselves right now. >> they still need to help the situation. everybody has to work together. >> there's a lot of civil war going on. >>> coming u
here's senator harry reid's heated response to cnn's dana bash when she asks him about the house plan to fund the national institutes of health. >> what right do they have to pick and choose what part of government is going to be funded? it's obvious what's going on here. you talk about reckless and irresponsible, wow, i have 1,100 people at an air force base sitting at home. to have someone of your intelligence to suggest such a thing may mean you're irresponsible and reckless. >>...
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i assume that harry reid and mitch mcconnell have worked a deal out. it will pass the senate, and maybe even it will pass the house first. and that will make it easier. and that will allow the lawmakers to go back to their districts and get out of d.c. time to fly out, make if they can resolve it all today. you'll see them running to the reagan national airport to get out of dodge. >> i'm sure skroeters will be thrilled to see that. thanks for your insight. >>> as we reach the deadline for default, it's hard to find anybody with a positive view of the way they're handling this. a recent poll found 74% of americans disapprove of the way the republicans are dealing with this mess. democrats disapproval is 61%. and the president is at 53%. but the feelings might be just as strong across the globe. >>> the australian newspaper says it is hard not to believe that lunatics have taken charge of the asylum in washington. we're in brazil with more on how our shutdown and debt deadline is affecting south america. we're in beijing. but we begin in london. >> repo
i assume that harry reid and mitch mcconnell have worked a deal out. it will pass the senate, and maybe even it will pass the house first. and that will make it easier. and that will allow the lawmakers to go back to their districts and get out of d.c. time to fly out, make if they can resolve it all today. you'll see them running to the reagan national airport to get out of dodge. >> i'm sure skroeters will be thrilled to see that. thanks for your insight. >>> as we reach the...
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i asked harry reid about that and why he won't at least support that. if you all talked about children with cancer unable to go to clinical trials, the house is supposedly going to pass a bill that funds at least the nih. give whan you said, will you at least pass that? and if not, aren't you playing the same political games that republicans are? >> listen, senator durbin explained that very well. he did it here. he did it on the floor earlier as did senator schumer. what right do they have to pick and choose what part of government's going to be funded? it's obvious what's going on here. you talk about reckless and irresponsib irresponsible, what this is all about is obama care. they are obsessed. i don't know what other word i can use. i don't know what other word i can use. they are obsessed with this obama care thing. it's working now and will continue to work and people will love it even more than they do now by far. they have no right to pick and choose. >> if you could help one child who has cancer, why wouldn't you do it? >> listen -- >> why pit
i asked harry reid about that and why he won't at least support that. if you all talked about children with cancer unable to go to clinical trials, the house is supposedly going to pass a bill that funds at least the nih. give whan you said, will you at least pass that? and if not, aren't you playing the same political games that republicans are? >> listen, senator durbin explained that very well. he did it here. he did it on the floor earlier as did senator schumer. what right do they...
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now harry reids switches his position and drops the nuclear option. it's an extraordinary situation. >> in a situation when you know it's about finding way to work with the other side, you do something you know will not do that. >> they are feeling they're essentially cutting their losses. this way they can get at least get nominations through. back in 2005 when republicans threatened the nuclear option, because democrats were filibustering president bush's nominees, it was a gang of 14 came together, led by john mccain and others, to help bring about bipartisan compromise. that spirit is gone, those bridge bullers feel unempowered and the trust is broken so many times. democrats felt they might as well drop the nuclear option. if they didn't, republicans would the next time they were in control. >> john mccain says he tried to do that this time. it didn't work out, obviously. what do you make of what mitch mcconnell, john boehner, others said about why now? they said this is a fake fight and democrats are trying to change the subject. >> shocking, th
now harry reids switches his position and drops the nuclear option. it's an extraordinary situation. >> in a situation when you know it's about finding way to work with the other side, you do something you know will not do that. >> they are feeling they're essentially cutting their losses. this way they can get at least get nominations through. back in 2005 when republicans threatened the nuclear option, because democrats were filibustering president bush's nominees, it was a gang...
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what we got from harry reid is i won't even consider going to conference. and oh, by the way, i'll let the government shut down because i've gone to bed. that's what we got last night. i personally would vote for 10 days, even 30 days if that was necessary so we could resolve these differences. but these are important differences. you understand, obama care is the law of the land but it doesn't mean that it's perfect or it's ready for prime time, or it won't hurt american jobs. and i think that's something that house leadership is concerned about. we said we don't want to shut down the government but we do want to protect american workers from being forced into something that's not yet ready. >> you do need to acknowledge, representative, for all of the analysis that you've provided, which all can be 100% sound, you did shut down the government. it is hurting families, many of whom live on the margins and you know that. i want to ask you if you think that that's wrong. >> you can't accuse me of beating my wife and then turn around and tell me, isn't that tr
what we got from harry reid is i won't even consider going to conference. and oh, by the way, i'll let the government shut down because i've gone to bed. that's what we got last night. i personally would vote for 10 days, even 30 days if that was necessary so we could resolve these differences. but these are important differences. you understand, obama care is the law of the land but it doesn't mean that it's perfect or it's ready for prime time, or it won't hurt american jobs. and i think...
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this goes way bond politics. >> reporter: late thursday harry reid released a statement saying he wants to bring a gun safety bill to the floor after the upcoming recess, including provisions on background checks. he said he also wants a vote on an assault weapons ban amendment. so there appears to be one last chance for the senate to vote on the ban after all. the nra saying they've always expected there would be a vote on the ban and they say they are prepared for a lot of pressure on senators to pass it. joe johns, cnn, washington. >> our thanks to joe. later on "starting point" we'll talk to aurora shooter survivor steven barton who has been working with newtown families in the wake of the massacre. >>> the united nations launched an investigation to find out whether chemical weapons were used in syria's bloody civil war. the assad regime and rebel forces accusing each other of chemical war fair, but u.s. military officials tell cnn their intelligence suggests neither side used those weapons. >>> 183 air traffic control towers on the chopping block. today we learn which ones the faa
this goes way bond politics. >> reporter: late thursday harry reid released a statement saying he wants to bring a gun safety bill to the floor after the upcoming recess, including provisions on background checks. he said he also wants a vote on an assault weapons ban amendment. so there appears to be one last chance for the senate to vote on the ban after all. the nra saying they've always expected there would be a vote on the ban and they say they are prepared for a lot of pressure on...
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harry reid to sit down with us! let's solve the problem! >> reporter: jim acosta, cnn, the white house. >> of the got ficials say small and spanish language insurance enrollment services will not begin as planned on october 1st. these folks will not be able to enroll online until november. instead they have to use old-fashioned faxes or paper forms in the mail. this, of course, is designed to get as many on the health rolls as possible but it adds the delay of a clunky fallout. >>> at the united nations, agreement among the major players on a security council resolution on syria. it would impose legally finding obligations on the syrian government to eliminate chemical weapons. a state department official called it breakthrough through hard-fought diplomacy. the official says the syrian resolution makes it clear there will be consequences if the assad regime fails to comply. >>> secretary of state john kerry is expressive optimism. the secretary of state called the first productive, but said there is a lot of work to be done. he praised ira
harry reid to sit down with us! let's solve the problem! >> reporter: jim acosta, cnn, the white house. >> of the got ficials say small and spanish language insurance enrollment services will not begin as planned on october 1st. these folks will not be able to enroll online until november. instead they have to use old-fashioned faxes or paper forms in the mail. this, of course, is designed to get as many on the health rolls as possible but it adds the delay of a clunky fallout....
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futures, though, are actually higher. >> that's because harry reid and mitch mcconnell are saying they're going to sit down and come up with something this morning. there is no extra time to spare now. they got to get it done before the rest of the world and the financial situation crumbles. >> when you talk about that downgrade that warning, when did that happen? at what point do they say they're actually going to downgrade? >> that's what we don't know. we are all watching with bated breath this deal. >> they could do it at anytime. >> i wonder about the deadlines is my question. you have the october 17th deadline and then they throw on the november 1st deadline. >> if you read between the lines of what fitch is saying, no matter what you do, we're disgusted with the u.s. already. >> that's right. >> kind of across the country, other country, also feeling exactly the same way. it's like how dare you do this to your own economy when it affects us as well. >> exactly, especially when you talk about china and russia with so much debt. >>> we like to start on a positive note. >> marybel is
futures, though, are actually higher. >> that's because harry reid and mitch mcconnell are saying they're going to sit down and come up with something this morning. there is no extra time to spare now. they got to get it done before the rest of the world and the financial situation crumbles. >> when you talk about that downgrade that warning, when did that happen? at what point do they say they're actually going to downgrade? >> that's what we don't know. we are all watching...
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neither harry reid nor the house fully appointed conferrees. that's a problem. where are we today? we need the president to actually come to the table and agree to negotiate. not just do a photo op or a press release. >> can i ask you both a question? i have been watching you as you talk. my god, the two of you won't even look at each other when you are arguing with one another. when you're in the house budget, you're not looking at the camera either. i have been watching this for the last three minutes. when you're in the house budget committee -- >> do you want us to dance? whatever you want we'll do. >> honestly, guys. listen to the question. when there is no immediate i can't fly on the wall to listen, do you take this kind of tone or have constructive conversations in committee? >> what sort of tone do we have in committee? >> in committee? we have an interesting tone in the budget committee. >> yes. >> we have many independent people who say their minds, speak their mind. >> that's a good way to describe it. >> usually jump off script. and want the best for the united states.
neither harry reid nor the house fully appointed conferrees. that's a problem. where are we today? we need the president to actually come to the table and agree to negotiate. not just do a photo op or a press release. >> can i ask you both a question? i have been watching you as you talk. my god, the two of you won't even look at each other when you are arguing with one another. when you're in the house budget, you're not looking at the camera either. i have been watching this for the...
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and the reason that harry reid pumps this is because the filibuster has gop gotten out of control. the number blocking obama nominees are over 80. is this going to make it worse going forward in the near term? absolutely. trust has been broken even further. detonating the nuclear option is a big deal in an already fractured senate. but the reality is the things were already bad. >> now, there are warnings from republicans i'm not sure are looking out for the benefit of the democrats, but they're telling them that what goes around comes around. and that they may one day be in the minority. do you think the democrats made a calculation that when the time comes if they are in the minority that the republicans would have ultimately used the nuclear option? >> certainly they've considered that. but what they also have considered is that elections have consequences. if they happen to be on the wrong end of that balance of power, they'll accept the consequences of the elections. the problem is over the last five, ten years, especially the last five, the republican party hasn't wanted to a
and the reason that harry reid pumps this is because the filibuster has gop gotten out of control. the number blocking obama nominees are over 80. is this going to make it worse going forward in the near term? absolutely. trust has been broken even further. detonating the nuclear option is a big deal in an already fractured senate. but the reality is the things were already bad. >> now, there are warnings from republicans i'm not sure are looking out for the benefit of the democrats, but...
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years. >> i remember chasing harry reid around capitol hill trying to tell us the source of that. >> it was senior. >> fascinating. thank you so much. >>> let's get back to michaela for the rest of the headlines this morning. >>> making news, house republicans say only six people signed up for health care on the first day of the launch of the obama care website. that in notes from a war room meeting now released showing by the end of day two, the site received 248 insurance enrollments. the health and human services spokesperson says the notes are not official data on enrollment. those are scheduled to be released later this month. >>> a harrowing ordeal and narrow escape after a school bus plunged off a low bridge and into a frigid, fast-moving creek. it happened in douglas, kansas, 30 miles southeast of wichita. the bus winding up partially submerged on its side in the water. the children managed to escape through a hatch before help arrived. >> a couple of kids were yelling and a couple of kids were crying. i thought i was going to die. >> what was going through your mind. >> that
years. >> i remember chasing harry reid around capitol hill trying to tell us the source of that. >> it was senior. >> fascinating. thank you so much. >>> let's get back to michaela for the rest of the headlines this morning. >>> making news, house republicans say only six people signed up for health care on the first day of the launch of the obama care website. that in notes from a war room meeting now released showing by the end of day two, the site...
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it doesn't hurt boehner in his conference to have harry reid attack him and barack obama attack him. it strengthens boehner. >> newt gingrich, thank you for the perspective has always. >>> just in to cnn, the 2013 nobel prize for physics awarded just moments ago to two scientists to are their work confirming the existence of higgs boson, the so-called god particles. they predicted the existence of the fundamental particle that explains the existence of mass. the government shutdown has not stopped social security checks but hitting the debt limit could. the obama administration says benefits for millions of americans could be put on hold if the borrowing limit isn't increased. the social security administration is working with the treasury department which helps determine how to handle payments if the debt ceiling is not raised. >>> a fourth motorcyclist has been arrested in connection with the beating of an suv driver in new york city. 29-year-old craig wright is charged with gang assault and unlawful imprisonment. two off-duty undercover cops riding with the bikers are now being qu
it doesn't hurt boehner in his conference to have harry reid attack him and barack obama attack him. it strengthens boehner. >> newt gingrich, thank you for the perspective has always. >>> just in to cnn, the 2013 nobel prize for physics awarded just moments ago to two scientists to are their work confirming the existence of higgs boson, the so-called god particles. they predicted the existence of the fundamental particle that explains the existence of mass. the government...
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and i think the question is, will harry reid and the democrats even negotiate? will the president even negotiate? you know, i don't think it can be either/or. you can't say -- this isn't a dictatorship. the president can't say give me exactly what i want or i'll blame you. >> look, i totally agree with you but it's about the nature of the dynamite you use to push for compromise. you took a beating in '95 and '96 personally after the shutdown. bill clinton got a huge infusion of popularity, his polls popped. he rolled in the next election. you know that it was perceived as bad, especially for you. it seemed that you had distanced yourself from the american people in favor of your own political agenda. it's not good, right? >> well, fifs of all, there were 121,000 ads that started attacking me in 1995 and the democrats decided if they couldn't beat up the message they'd beat up the messenger. the key fact, no republican house majority has been reelected since 1928 so for the first time in 68 years, we got reelected. i don't think that's much of a damage. but there
and i think the question is, will harry reid and the democrats even negotiate? will the president even negotiate? you know, i don't think it can be either/or. you can't say -- this isn't a dictatorship. the president can't say give me exactly what i want or i'll blame you. >> look, i totally agree with you but it's about the nature of the dynamite you use to push for compromise. you took a beating in '95 and '96 personally after the shutdown. bill clinton got a huge infusion of...
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well, i'm sorry, but it just doesn't work that way. >> we call on the president now, harry reid, to sit down with us and let's solve the problem. >> reporter: cnn just got an e-mail from a house republican leadership aide that says the republicans in the house will not accept the bill that is planning to come out of the senate later on this afternoon, but the same aide tells cnn that they do not have a plan for what happens next. they need to go back to their republican caucus, go back to republican lawmakers and see what they will accept. of course, craft some sort of legislation that can then go back to the senate but in the words of this house republican leadership aide, this is all very fluid. so, kate, buckle your seat belts. it will be a bumpy ride heading towards monday. >> a very long weekend for many lawmakers on capitol hill. >> that's right. us, too. >> which also means you. thank you so much. >>> it's also been an important day at the united nations. members of the u.n. security council could vote today on a resolution calling on syria to eliminate all nuclear weapons. the f
well, i'm sorry, but it just doesn't work that way. >> we call on the president now, harry reid, to sit down with us and let's solve the problem. >> reporter: cnn just got an e-mail from a house republican leadership aide that says the republicans in the house will not accept the bill that is planning to come out of the senate later on this afternoon, but the same aide tells cnn that they do not have a plan for what happens next. they need to go back to their republican caucus, go...
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. >> reporter: lo and behold two experienced capitol hill brawlers and senate majority leader harry reid and senate minority leader rich mcconnoll may have found the path to budget piece in california. >> wernts there yet and tremendous progress and everyone needs to be patient. >> reporter: both men shared the news on the senate floor they are close to a deal that would reopen the government and raise the nation's debt ceiling before a potential default in less than two days. >> i think it's safe to say we have made substantial progress and we look forward to making more progress in the near future. >> is there a deal? >> reporter: but as vice president joe biden indicated by staying mum on the subject, it's not over yet. here is how the deal would work. the government funded through mid january. the debt ceiling extended to early february. in a nongop opposition to obama care changes to that law are also under consideration including new income verification for health care subsidies. those are tweak to obama care the president may not support and he is all but pressuring the republican
. >> reporter: lo and behold two experienced capitol hill brawlers and senate majority leader harry reid and senate minority leader rich mcconnoll may have found the path to budget piece in california. >> wernts there yet and tremendous progress and everyone needs to be patient. >> reporter: both men shared the news on the senate floor they are close to a deal that would reopen the government and raise the nation's debt ceiling before a potential default in less than two days....
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. >> the senate majority leader harry reid had this message for the speaker. >> basically what we've been saying is the speaker and my republican friends should take yes for an answer. we're ready to go to conference. we have a simple, simple request. let us pay our bills. >> brianna keilar is at the white house and dana bash is at capitol hill. brianna, first to you. >> reporter: wolf, i'm told by a white house official not to read too much into this. it's congressional outreach. i'm told that this is not a meeting where any sort of specific plan is going to be laid out but right now there's this idea out there that you're hearing about a short-term extension to reopen the government and increase the debt ceiling even if just for a small while and i'm not sure if this is so much of a sign of a precursor to a breakthrough as it is sort of commentary on how dug in both sides have been, that the idea that the president has been open to this and house republicans are saying no to it. what we know, wolf, is that all of these politicians are facing a tremendous amount of treasure. you're
. >> the senate majority leader harry reid had this message for the speaker. >> basically what we've been saying is the speaker and my republican friends should take yes for an answer. we're ready to go to conference. we have a simple, simple request. let us pay our bills. >> brianna keilar is at the white house and dana bash is at capitol hill. brianna, first to you. >> reporter: wolf, i'm told by a white house official not to read too much into this. it's congressional...
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let harry reid lead and see what they can do. i think the president will have a lot fewer followers than he thinks. >> harry reid is as able senate leader. i love seeing him lead. it's interesting that ari is counseling at least on tv counseling republicans not to lead. look, that's easy for the republicans. they used to say -- ari and i are both baseball fans. the house controlled by the republicans are where good ideas go to die and that's apparently what speaker boehner is being advised to do now. i think it's a terrible mistake. he could come and make deals and meet the president halfway but it looks like i think they are going to go back to their constructionism. that's not a good strategy. >> all right. we'll all stand by to hear what the speaker actually has to say. we're looking at live pictures from where that news conference will start momentarily. thanks to both of you. we'll also get a different perspective when we come back. i'm going to speak with the former speaker of the house, the former republican presidential c
let harry reid lead and see what they can do. i think the president will have a lot fewer followers than he thinks. >> harry reid is as able senate leader. i love seeing him lead. it's interesting that ari is counseling at least on tv counseling republicans not to lead. look, that's easy for the republicans. they used to say -- ari and i are both baseball fans. the house controlled by the republicans are where good ideas go to die and that's apparently what speaker boehner is being...
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. >> any senator who votes for cloture on this bill is voting to give harry reid the authority to fund obamacare with just 51 votes. >> reporter: cruz's own party leaders, the top two senate republicans aflounce they will not go along with his filibuster. in practical terms, they'll be able to fund the government without funding obamacare. that would then put this whole thing back in the house's hands to make sure the government doesn't shut down. >> regardless, it looks like it's going up to the deadline. dan that, thanks so much. >>> coming up later in the show, we'll talk to a former senator and presidential candidate about this, what does rick santorum think about the shutdown? >>> and baby veronica is back with her adoptive parents. last night she was returned to the capital by her biological father with whom she's lived with for the past two years. zoraida sambolin is here with this story. smnc . >> this is a complicated, heartbreaking custody battle four years in the making. veronica's biological father and her adoptive parents have been fighting over this little girl since her
. >> any senator who votes for cloture on this bill is voting to give harry reid the authority to fund obamacare with just 51 votes. >> reporter: cruz's own party leaders, the top two senate republicans aflounce they will not go along with his filibuster. in practical terms, they'll be able to fund the government without funding obamacare. that would then put this whole thing back in the house's hands to make sure the government doesn't shut down. >> regardless, it looks like...
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the democrats aren't the ones -- >> speaker reid, harry reid, the leader of the senate, he's all on board for this, right? just want to make sure. >> i think leader reid is fine with it. in fact, they put out a statement supporting what the president did today. >> in two years, republicans and democrats are going to be measured at the ballot box. a lot is going to happen but the biggest thing that is going to happen is we're going to have time to see what works. not more false promises. >> nothing works, alex. >> is the president, for example, going to start enforcing the laws that we already have? his attorney general doesn't want -- >> cookie cutter -- >> why is the nra and its supporters so much more effective politically than the other side in dealing with this issue? >> poke be with me with a stick. money. >> why are there democrats -- and the antigun types, they have a lot of -- >> no, they are not. i'll give this to my republican friends. they are always better organized on the issues like this and they raise the money and the nra is effective in scaring republicans and primaries i
the democrats aren't the ones -- >> speaker reid, harry reid, the leader of the senate, he's all on board for this, right? just want to make sure. >> i think leader reid is fine with it. in fact, they put out a statement supporting what the president did today. >> in two years, republicans and democrats are going to be measured at the ballot box. a lot is going to happen but the biggest thing that is going to happen is we're going to have time to see what works. not more false...
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harry reid says a bipartisan deal on expanded background checks will be among the first votes along with a proposal to ban sales of military-style assault weapons. the debate could last for two weeks or more. >>> still ahead on "early start," did family guy predict the boston marathon bombings in an episode last month? creator seth mcfarland says no and is blasting what he claims is an internet hoax. you're watching a special edition of "early start." >>> welcome back to a special edition of "early start" live from boston. we want to talk about "family guy" creator seth mcfarland. he's angry about what he calls a "family guy" hoax making the rounds on the internet after the boston marathon bombings. so he says that an episode last month aired. it was care pfully edited to predict the boston marathon bombing. mcfarland tweeted this "the edited family guy clip currently circulating is abhorrent. the event was a crime and a tragedy. and my thoughts are with the victims." >> awful taste. not funny at all. as we learn more about those who lost their lives here in this awful, awful event, the
harry reid says a bipartisan deal on expanded background checks will be among the first votes along with a proposal to ban sales of military-style assault weapons. the debate could last for two weeks or more. >>> still ahead on "early start," did family guy predict the boston marathon bombings in an episode last month? creator seth mcfarland says no and is blasting what he claims is an internet hoax. you're watching a special edition of "early start." >>>...
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senator republican leader mitch mcconnell blasting the democratic leader harry reid for preparing to move forward what is now called the nuclear option to change the senate rules. john king must be here to break it down. any time i hear nuclear option i know i have to talk to you. in covering congress i know that when they often fight about procedure often when they don't think they're getting their way, but this was pretty vicious in what mitch mcconnell was saying towards harry reid. let's show folks what he said and then we'll talk about it. listen to this. >> this is really a sad, sad day for the united states senate and if we don't pull back from the brink here, my friend, the majority leader, is going to be remembered as the worst leader of the senate ever. >> reporte >> the worst leader of the senate ever this is over harry reid threatening to change the rules and limiting filibusters as it relates to presidential nominees. presidential nominees, what's going on? >> let's first put "my friend" in quotation marks. these two have been at this for six or seven years as the leader
senator republican leader mitch mcconnell blasting the democratic leader harry reid for preparing to move forward what is now called the nuclear option to change the senate rules. john king must be here to break it down. any time i hear nuclear option i know i have to talk to you. in covering congress i know that when they often fight about procedure often when they don't think they're getting their way, but this was pretty vicious in what mitch mcconnell was saying towards harry reid. let's...
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jim antley, former top aide to harry reid told politico "no one the administration could pick to replace sebelius could ever be confirmed, not even the lord himself. the amimous is such they would find someone to criticize him." namely if the president nominates a health and services secretary and that person supports obama care there's no way the senate would support that person. >> i'm not here talking about firing kathleen sebelius. i think very much as you go to court with evidence, you don't shred the evidence before you find out what happened. we need secretary sebelius to explain to us what happened, those red flags you mentioned are very important. so to go back to the first point, i'm not trying to defend obama care at all. i'm not trying to defend a principle of delaying it. we know the american people are going to be forced into a system that isn't ready for prime time. whether that's delaying obama care, whether that's scrapping obama care, that's what this is about in terms of making sure it works for the american people so the solution that you asked for instead of defendin
jim antley, former top aide to harry reid told politico "no one the administration could pick to replace sebelius could ever be confirmed, not even the lord himself. the amimous is such they would find someone to criticize him." namely if the president nominates a health and services secretary and that person supports obama care there's no way the senate would support that person. >> i'm not here talking about firing kathleen sebelius. i think very much as you go to court with...
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the president addressed it with our wolf blitzer and harry reid wound up moving the vote in the senate because of all of this. how does it lead into the major address the president will make tonight to all of you? that is a big one. >> a lot to talk about with that. >>> also a new day exclusive for you. a truly shocking story that we have been following. a man pleading guilty to giving his girlfriend an abortion pill without her knowledge. now we are going it hear from the woman live and get her reaction to the unimaginable ordeal she has been through and why she wants to share her story. amazing. >> i am looking forward to hearing that. >> thanks. see you in a little bit. >>> coming up a fight breaking out on the field but this time, it's the managers, not the players, that caused all of the commotion. >>> the yankees lost! it's like christmas! the bleacher report is next. ncer ] these days, a small business can save by sharing. like carpools... polly wants to know if we can pick her up. yeah, we can make room. yeah. [ male announcer ] ...office space. yes, we're loving this communal
the president addressed it with our wolf blitzer and harry reid wound up moving the vote in the senate because of all of this. how does it lead into the major address the president will make tonight to all of you? that is a big one. >> a lot to talk about with that. >>> also a new day exclusive for you. a truly shocking story that we have been following. a man pleading guilty to giving his girlfriend an abortion pill without her knowledge. now we are going it hear from the woman...
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so we call on the president now to sit down with us, harry reid to sit down with us, and let's solve the problem. this plan of more debt and no reform is absolutely unacceptable. it's unacceptable to us, and it's unacceptable to the american people that we represent. >> it's kind of interesting, you read the stories of different things that different people do. america realizes we're in a big crisis. i read a head line that the speaker gets a phone call from the president. i first think that's a very positive thing that's going to happen. we're going to see movement. the president didn't call to say let's work together. he just called to say i will not negotiate. that's not the same message he gives to other world leaders. this is a time that one, we're americans first. the leader talked about the new poll that came out from bloomberg. america's concerned about economic growth. they're concerned about the size of our debt. when you look at the bill that we will roll out, when it comes to the debt ceiling, you take control of making sure that we don't continue just runaway spending bu
so we call on the president now to sit down with us, harry reid to sit down with us, and let's solve the problem. this plan of more debt and no reform is absolutely unacceptable. it's unacceptable to us, and it's unacceptable to the american people that we represent. >> it's kind of interesting, you read the stories of different things that different people do. america realizes we're in a big crisis. i read a head line that the speaker gets a phone call from the president. i first think...
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reid for daring to ask about piecemeal funding and i've been attacked by both democrats and republicans for daring to ask such foolish questions that don't alie with their philosophies and strategy, and then there's ted cruz who, you know, in a commercial lambasting other republicans. this is getting out of control. is this now a battle for headlines and saving jobs on capitol hill, or saving speakerships, or is someone going to blink and finally realize people are hungry and living collect to check and the economy's going to collapse if you continue on with this, you know, with this impasse? >> there's a lot of blame here. i give ted cruz most of the blame. i've been critical of republicans. let me say it's time for president obama to step in. i'm not saying he has to negotiate on obama care but he's head of the democratic party. he's president of the united states who is i nonpolitical position. he has an obligation to try to end this all he can. i can't imagine johnson or roosevelt or reagan standing on the sidelines and giving an occasional speech. i'm not saying make concessions. h
reid for daring to ask about piecemeal funding and i've been attacked by both democrats and republicans for daring to ask such foolish questions that don't alie with their philosophies and strategy, and then there's ted cruz who, you know, in a commercial lambasting other republicans. this is getting out of control. is this now a battle for headlines and saving jobs on capitol hill, or saving speakerships, or is someone going to blink and finally realize people are hungry and living collect to...
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school, would harry reid have kept the assault weapons from being introduced to congress. go ahead. >> i think one thing you look at yoko and what she put out there and god bless her for doing this and keeping the conversation alive, one thing i will say is where is the picture about mental health? the guy who killed her husband had tried to kill himself a couple of years earlier, had been in a mental institution, his family knew he had problems. how he was able to go out there and yet do this and we didn't have, knowing this guy should not have been able to purchase a weapon, that he should have been on a list, he was able to buy what he wanted to. he actually tried to kill himself. >> the pictures for mental health are newtown and aurora. >> that's my point. so why aren't we talking about one of the biggest issues here, because once it goes political and this whole gun control debate, it is the gun, it is the gun, the consistent theme we keep seeing in these tragedies is a mental health issue and congress has not had one real blunt conversation about that. i would say to
school, would harry reid have kept the assault weapons from being introduced to congress. go ahead. >> i think one thing you look at yoko and what she put out there and god bless her for doing this and keeping the conversation alive, one thing i will say is where is the picture about mental health? the guy who killed her husband had tried to kill himself a couple of years earlier, had been in a mental institution, his family knew he had problems. how he was able to go out there and yet do...
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what was stunning in announcing the agreement harry reid says see what happens when we talk? we talked about immigration and student loans, we'll talk about taxes and spending. when grownups sit around a table and talk they can work things out. will they work it out again, we'll see. >> thank you so much, john. >> we didn't ask john about student loans because there's nothing to report. >>> we'll take a break, coming back on "new day" stores that snoop on customers, also known as you, and they're not just watching you, they're peeking into your cell phone, too. >>> coming up our must see moment, this fisherman got into a wrestling match with the shark. >> look at the guy just filming it with the yellow pants. we used to live with a bear. [growl] we'd always have to go everywhere with it. get in the front. we drive. it was so embarrasing that we just wanted to say, well, go away. shoo bear. but we can't really tell bears what to do. moooooommmmmm!!! then one day, it was just gone. mom! [announcer] you are how you sleep. tempur-pedic. in cities like charlotte,ing. atlanta, and
what was stunning in announcing the agreement harry reid says see what happens when we talk? we talked about immigration and student loans, we'll talk about taxes and spending. when grownups sit around a table and talk they can work things out. will they work it out again, we'll see. >> thank you so much, john. >> we didn't ask john about student loans because there's nothing to report. >>> we'll take a break, coming back on "new day" stores that snoop on...
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senate majority leader harry reid has frankly admitted he doesn't have the votes for a assault weapons ban and support for other legislation also appears shaky. >> it only has been three months since the newtown massacre. i mean, there was so much political support and really a rallying cry after that for stricter gun control measures. why does the political support seem so shaky right now, i guess is the question. >> well, there's two reasons. one is that time has passed. the polls have eroded somewhat. they're still generally in favor of the gun control people, depending on the poll, but not as strongly in favor. also the purpose of purple states. the simple truth is there are lawmakers who come from states where support is not nearly as strong as it is in other places, and they don't want to lose their jobs next year by making a stand on this issue right now, particularly on the more controversial parts. >> and they have to listen to the voters who put them in office as well. >> we'll see how it goes. >> tom foreman, thanks so much. >>> to the white house now where president obama i
senate majority leader harry reid has frankly admitted he doesn't have the votes for a assault weapons ban and support for other legislation also appears shaky. >> it only has been three months since the newtown massacre. i mean, there was so much political support and really a rallying cry after that for stricter gun control measures. why does the political support seem so shaky right now, i guess is the question. >> well, there's two reasons. one is that time has passed. the polls...
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was sent to senator harry reid, the democratic leader in the senate. "we, the undersigned, intend to oppose any legislation that would infringe on the american people's constitutional rights to bear arms, or on their ability to exercise this right, without being subjected to government surveillance. we will oppose any motion to proceed to any legislation that will serve as a vehicle for any additional gun restrictions. senator inhofe and senator rubio have now joined in that filibuster threat. what do you make of it? would you join it? >> well, i would like to have an open process. the only way i would filibuster a bill is if senator reid did not allow alternative amendments. i have legislation with senator pryor and begich, two democrats, myself, and jeff lake, that would change the federal system. there was a lady who pled not guilty by reason of insanity in 2005, in south carolina, of trying to kill president bush. february of this year, she went and bought a gun. and that adjudication was not in the system. she was able to purchase a gun, went to a
was sent to senator harry reid, the democratic leader in the senate. "we, the undersigned, intend to oppose any legislation that would infringe on the american people's constitutional rights to bear arms, or on their ability to exercise this right, without being subjected to government surveillance. we will oppose any motion to proceed to any legislation that will serve as a vehicle for any additional gun restrictions. senator inhofe and senator rubio have now joined in that filibuster...
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and so that really is another reason, anderson, that harry reid answered he's changed because of the fact the atmosphere has changed. >> jeff, we've been hearing threats to blow up the filibuster for a long time. why now? >> because the situation got so extreme. >> so you say it really is, team. >> absolutely. barack obama has nominated five people to the d.c. circuit, which is the second most important court in the country. it's really the farm team for the supreme court. where john roberts worked, clarence thomas, antonin scalia, ruth bader ginsburg were there before the supreme court. of those nominations, four were filibustered. what today's vote will mean is that three of those four will now get on the d.c. circuit. and that could have major implications for whether the laws that obama managed to pass in his first term are upheld. now that the challenges are starting to work their way through the court. >> dana, what about on the republican side? they're saying they're outraged by what happened. is this going to poison the well for future bipartisan agreements? >> reporter: it c
and so that really is another reason, anderson, that harry reid answered he's changed because of the fact the atmosphere has changed. >> jeff, we've been hearing threats to blow up the filibuster for a long time. why now? >> because the situation got so extreme. >> so you say it really is, team. >> absolutely. barack obama has nominated five people to the d.c. circuit, which is the second most important court in the country. it's really the farm team for the supreme...